TARGET PAYOUT RATIO


Meaning of TARGET PAYOUT RATIO in English

A firm's long-run dividend -to-earnings ratio. The firm's policy is to attempt to pay out a certain percentage of earnings, but it pays a stated dollar dividend and adjusts it to the target as base-line increases in earnings occur.

Campbell R. Harvey. Hypertextual finance English glossary.      Английский словарь гипертекстовых финансов.